Kinetic modeling of canola oil transesterification catalyzed by quicklime



Document title: Kinetic modeling of canola oil transesterification catalyzed by quicklime
Journal: Journal of applied research and technology
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000427618
ISSN: 1665-6423
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Institutions: 1Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Toluca, Estado de México. México
2Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Química, Toluca, Estado de México. México
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Season: Dic
Volumen: 16
Number: 6
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Experimental, aplicado
English abstract This work aimed to study and model the kinetics of transesterification of canola oil with methanol catalyzed by calcined quicklime (CaO + MgO). The influence of three main variables was studied at 328 K: reagents order addition (has a negligible effect on the reaction), methanol-oil molar ratio (has minor effect on reaction rate after 1.5 h of reaction) and catalyst loading (high effect on reaction rate) to achieve at least a triglycerides conversion of 96.5% in concordance with norm EN 14103. A kinetic model based on an Eley-Rideal mechanism was found to well fit (R2 = 0.9886) the experimental data. Thus, it was concluded that for the quicklime catalyzed transesterification of canola oil with methanol to occur, first the methanol must be chemisorbed and the resulting methoxy species react with triglycerides in the interface liquid-solid. The whole process is limited by this step since methanol readily adsorbs onto the catalytic surface
Disciplines: Química
Keyword: Química de alimentos,
Aceite de canola,
Alcohólisis,
Metil ésteres,
Cal viva,
Biodiesel,
Modelación cinética
Keyword: Food chemistry,
Canola oil,
Alcoholysis,
Methyl Esters,
Alcoholysis,
Quicklime,
Biodiesel,
Kinetic modelling
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